Living with a Bunch of Old Geezers
March 1, 2020 The Saguaro starts growing arms at around 90 years of age. Proof we can still grow when we are old. Majestic Saguaro with this tall guy. Soon after we arrived here I mentioned to Steve that there are a lot of “old” people here and some of them are “rickety” - meaning they do not move very well or very fast. Sometimes we get a shock looking in the mirror and realizing we are “old people” too. There is some discussion among retired folk about the advantages and disadvantages of living in a retirement community and having limited time and exposure to people of other ages. The pros include living with people who understand much of the same history and have the same medical issues - ha! The cons are that it can be depressing to continually see people getting more feeble and losing their mental acuity. There are close to 2000 people over the age of 55 here in the Rincon Country West RV park. I see many of them walk by our RV daily.